Okay, so Sunshine has been with me for 2 months as of today! What's up with that? My longest fosters have been 10 and 11 weeks long and she's getting up there. A 6 pound, cute-as-a-button, well behaved Chihuahua is rivaling my longest fosters. I checked on Petfinder and found out the reason why. There are 70 Chihuahuas in the Lower Mainland on Petfinder right now! Holy smokes! Yes, they are all cute, but I somehow doubt any of them have the amazing personality that Sunshine has (sorry, I could be a little bit biased).
Sunshine rides well in the car, is fine being left at home for a few hours, is easy to take anywhere because she's well behaved and because of her small size. She is quiet - I think I've heard her bark maybe a handful of times in 8 weeks. She is playful with me, will do zoomies around the house, is good with other dogs, not too fearful of big or little dogs. She is not snappy or yappy like some people seem to expect her breed to be.
We've been on some good adventures in the last couple of weeks. Sunshine loves the beach, she's been to the adoption drives with me, to the Turtle Gardens reunion where she was off leash all day and stuck around. Everyone that meets her falls in love with her personality and I hear quite often that there's 'just something special about her'. She melts my heart the way she tilts her head to listen to what I'm saying.
She is still working on shyness with strangers. Some she approaches easily and others she needs a little more time. I would like to see her in a home where they will continue to socialize her as I see she continues to improve all the time and I would hate for someone to accept that she is shy without trying to help her past it. We are looking at having Sunshine go to the Seniors Assisted Living home next week for the day and we'll see how she does. If it is too much she will just continue with daycare instead. I think it will be a good experience for her though.
I have to admit I'm really not relishing seeing that perfect application come in for her. She is an easy foster and a joy to have around. She is always making me smile with her quirky little grin.
5 comments:
face it Lisa, she is meant to be your dog
A dog who will make you smile is a treasure beyond measure.
If she's so cute and a joy to have her around, keep her around permanently. :)
Yes, very tempting to keep Little Miss Sunshine, but then alot of my fosters have been...I'd have at least 40 dogs living with me by now...hey, that kinda sounds nice!
She's a treasure and someone will figure that out soon. I to would need a much bigger property if I had kept the fosters that I deeply connected with.
Gloria
Post a Comment